The officer behind him wore a black reefer jacket with the four-striped shoulder boards of a navy captain.

Top Shop is doing a brisk trade in reefer jackets and A-line car coats.

He wore the same navy-blue reefer jacket that he had worn the first time Neil's father had brought him down to the jetty twenty years ago and hefty fisherman's rubbers.

The master flicked cigarette ash from the flap of his reefer jacket.

Officers would discard their normal uniforms in preference for reefer jackets, fur cap and gloves.

Another source of inspiration was the naval reefer jacket of the late nineteenth century.

The reefer jacket was of naval origin, and described the short double breasted jacket worn by sailors in harsh weather, when they perform duties such as reefing the sails.

"He was dressed in a heavy gray suit with a reefer jacket, and he wore a short yellow overcoat and a soft cap."

If you have got on a reefer jacket and have the faintest resemblance to a gentleman or a bourgeois you must go first-class, if you please.

This originated from the naval reefer jacket.